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Shanghai is the cool, confident face of modern China, and its energy is infectious. Go to the Bund to watch ships on the river and marvel at the huge variety of architectural styles on display, or watch the crowds go by in People’s Square. Shoppers should make a beeline for the Fabric Market, where you can have a suit or dress tailor-made for you at bargain prices. At night, explore all manner of fashionable restaurants, bars and nightclubs, or just stroll through the city enjoying the spectacular neon lights.
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1. Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai
Overall Ratings
5 based on 6841 reviews
Our conveniently central location is ideal for both business and leisure travellers. As sophisticated as they are spacious, our 362 rooms and suites offer a sublime blend of comfort and contemporary design. With innovative cuisine, cutting-edge cocktails and a stunning design, our bar and restaurants are among the best in Shanghai. Offering space to relax, rejuvenate and work out, our spa and wellness facilities are among the best in Shanghai. With a stylish, contemporary design and convenient riverside location, we offer a peaceful and inspiring venue for meetings, weddings and events.
I wish Shanghai could have a true MO
Reviewed By BingX2643WF"You are the son of the chairman. Therefore, to convince others that you have scored 100, you need to get 200" – this is a quote from a Hong Kong television series many years ago and it quite aptly sums up the situation facing the Mandarin Oriental, Shanghai. Conclusion first: as a luxurious hotel, this Mandarin Oriental was fine; but as a Forbes five-star hotel bearing the legendary title of Mandarin Oriental, this property was not yet on that level, at least during my stay. Part of the reason I love the MO brand so much is that its hotels often have a refined interior design that gently but beautifully celebrates the oriental culture. Also, one thing I respect MO hotels a lot is that they tend to pay great attention to taking care of their hardware. It is to the extent that it is not an exaggeration to state that every corner of a MO hotel would radiate a strong sense of delicate elegance. This elegance cannot just be built but also needs to be carefully maintained, like how a royal gardener takes care of a royal garden. Need not to say, MO Guangzhou designed by Tony Chi is a good example of that. It can always wow its guests when they first step into the hotel and the room. More than that, it is never those super luxurious but vulgar properties like the Wynn hotels that one typically would become increasingly annoyed if they stay in the room there for longer despite the enormous wow effect at first sight. MO Guangzhou is a place where, the longer we stay inside, the more we can appreciate it – just like a piece of fine sandalwood. I am sure MO Guangzhou is not an exception in the MO family since its neighboring sister property in Macau is more or less so. They are not like St. Regis, in which one can find the same luxuriousness no matter which city we are in. Each MO hotel is sharply distinguishable, but they all ultimately end with endearing elegance. These are why I love the MO brand so much; for its characters, refinement, and attentiveness, not to mention its hostmanship for which MO should be really proud of itself. Unfortunately, MO Shanghai does not seem very relevant to the above description. Its public area is conventional: you walk in, and you see the check-in desk on your right and multiple sets of sofas on your left. One of my favorite hotel Youtubers once said that a characteristic of MO hotels is that they always abundantly but softly fill themselves with art pieces and careful craving. Art pieces are unfortunately quite absent in the public area of this MO. Nonetheless, I could still see that the hotel did pay some attention to the crafting of its lobby; at least I did not see a large blank golden wall behind the check-in desk hanged with some clocks titled Paris, New York City, or Tokyo. Therefore, to be fair, despite being a little bit surprised that this MO merely used the very conventional interior layout and lacked the artistic element of a typical MO hotel, I could still recognize it as a member of the MO family. In terms of artistic decorations and careful crafting, the room was far more recognizable than the lobby as something MO. For instance, I can see that the hotel did pay quite a lot of attention to the details of the rooms during construction, since many parts of the room, even they were just small corners like the desk that other hotels would easily ignore, were crafted with some brief but adorable cravings. However, even though I appreciate the effort the hotel spent when building its rooms, I cannot do the same when coming to the maintenance of the room: the beautiful room was obviously undermaintained, to the extent that I could already feel the age of the hotel. A sense of history is not necessarily bad; see Peace Hotel across the river as an example. However, the sense of age in MO Shanghai was not the elegant type. It was the run-down type, the vibe one would find when entering those once glamorous but now decayed hotels (like Lisboa Hotel in Macau). The problem of under-maintenance was not only with the big furniture and the physical setting of the room, but also appeared in some small details. For instance, I was pretty surprised to find out that the papers on the office desk had already wrinkled. It is, of course, not a big problem, and I would have happily let it go if I had been in a hotel like Sofitel. However, the thing is that the hotel I was staying in was Mandarin Oriental! What do the wrinkled papers represent? It represents a housekeeping team that is not attentive enough, or, at least, not attentive according to the MO standard. Unfortunately, this MO spirit of pursuing exquisiteness is precisely the soul of a MO hotel. Without this insistence, no matter how well-built and well-designed a hotel is, it is merely an empty physical construction. At least for me, it is the most significant difference between those KOL hotels and the truly great hotels like MO and the Peninsula. Unfortunately, MO Shanghai does not seem to be close to having this pursuit of exquisiteness. Without this spirit, even a Mandarin Oriental would seem like a Sheraton. Another key reason why I struggled to feel that this property was a MO hotel was about the check-in experience. I always believe that, like the custom control at an international airport is the face of a nation, the reception desk is the face of a hotel. What a guest experiences within the short three minutes of check-in has an enormous influence on how the guest thinks about the service of that hotel. If the check-in process is a mess, no matter how excellent other departments perform, it would be hard for the guest not to have a bad impression of the hotel. Things are sometimes not that terrible; maybe what a guest experiences is not a mess but just a highly mechanized administrative process without any temperature. In that case, as a guest, I would easily come up with an impression that the hotel is not a bad one but not an exceptional one either; something like a Sheraton (I hope Sheraton would not mind me keep on quoting it in this review). Usually, MO hotels would not fall into these traps. They can often effectively make use of the magic three minutes of check-in to convince its guests that they are in one of the finest hotel brands in the world. Unfortunately, at least during my stay, the reception desk at the MO Shanghai did not seem to treasure these magic three minutes. The lady who helped me with my check-in was polite and efficient. However, I am afraid that I need to say that the whole process is more or less mechanical without much temperature. The only feeling I had after getting the room key was that the reception desk was super busy that they tried to finish everything as quickly as possible, without much regard for guests' experience. I understand that this was not necessarily a mistake of the lady who helped me with my check-in. The hotel might have been super busy that day, so she had a lot of work and needed to be quick. However, if that was the case, I hope the hotel would seriously evaluate the problem of manning. Ultimately, from a guest's perspective, all one could see was a cold, dry, and unpassionate check-in process, which I believe is not something that MO strives to achieve. I did encounter some highly respectable personnel during my stay. For instance, the lady at the spa passionately showed me the MO Shanghai fan, while Joy from the concierge desk was super helpful when I needed to print my VISA documents (thanks for even helping me to print two copies in case I lose one of them, Joy!). Also, it remains very clear in my memory the two ladies who withstood the strong winter wind of Shanghai to arrange the outdoor tables at 10 PM – a heartwarming and touching work ethic! Unfortunately, despite the fantastic works of these people, when I recall my stay at MO Shanghai, it is still difficult for me to not first pop up with an impression that it is a hotel without much temperature – I suppose it is the consequence of the loss of the magic three minutes. Overall, I would say it is tricky to comment on this Mandarin Oriental: I cannot say it is bad since it does not have any significant problems, while the MO heritage is still evident in some aspects of it. However, I cannot say that it is exceptional either since it clearly lacks some core elements of being a MO hotel. Therefore, I am afraid I need to conclude that Mandarin Oriental Shanghai is, at best, a mixed kid of MO and Sheraton instead of a pure blueblooded MO. It is a regret since Shanghai and Mandarin Oriental have such similar DNA: both are a lovely mixture of east and west. Shanghai deserves to have a true MO, like how New York City needs a St. Regis. I sincerely hope Mandarin Oriental Shanghai can fill this gap.
2. Honghua Holiday Hotel
Overall Ratings
4 based on 11 reviews
Hellhole
Reviewed By bcheongAirport staff put me on the wrong bus and i arrived here for quarantine, about 2-3 hrs from pudong airport. This is basically a hellhole : - looks like a 2 star hotel with service to match - mimimal toiletries and 1 towel for 14 days - generally dirty and i feel itchy sitting on the chair - wifi barely works Gross
3. Shanghai Angle Bay Vacation Land
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 4 reviews
不错
Reviewed By 夏郦环境不错，在海滩边，里面还有一个池塘，开了很多睡莲，很漂亮。可以租自行车，不过是双人的。早餐味道也很棒。装修还行，只是有点旧了。另外，蚊子蛮多的
4. Sea Palace Holiday Hotel
5. Shanghai Beihu Bay Resort
Overall Ratings
4 based on 10 reviews
6. Yiqinyuan Resort
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 23 reviews
Finding an ideal luxury resort in Chongming County does not have to be difficult. Welcome to Shanghai Yiqinyuan Resort, a nice option for travelers like you. During your stay, take advantage of some of the amenities offered, including room service, and you can go online as Shanghai Yiqinyuan Resort offers guests free wifi. Guests are also welcome to enjoy a pool and free breakfast, located on site. For travelers arriving by car, free parking is available. While staying at Shanghai Yiqinyuan Resort, you may want to check out Yi QinYuan DuJiaCun CanYin ZhongXin (0.8 mi) which is a short walk away. Shanghai Yiqinyuan Resort looks forward to welcoming you on your visit to Chongming County.
Nice setting, terrible resort.
Reviewed By bjet01My husband and I stayed at the Yiqinyuan Resort over the October Holiday for 4 Days, 3 Nights, and were overall disappointed with our experience, and false advertising of the resort amenities. To start with the positives, our check-in went smoothly and we were immediately impressed with the lobby setting, and the kind treatment we received. As English speakers with minimal Mandarin comprehension we had a fairly easy time communicating with most of the staff throughout our stay, but not treated with the same warmth and respect after check-in. We were given a map of the resort and shown where our room would be located – our room was one of the standard forest cabins (6121) and was therefore a bit of a walk (around 1km) from the lobby. We enjoyed the walk and the boardwalk through the trees, as well as the large pond with ducks, and the flowers throughout the resort. The overall setting of the resort is it’s greatest quality, and the most positive outcome we had of our trip. Our immediate impression of the room itself was disappointing. The cabin was quite small, and there was a foul smell to the room which lingered throughout our stay. We discovered mold on the wall next to the air purifier, and the mattress was quite uncomfortable. We had a pleasant view of the forest, but after we opened our door to the deck we discovered very loud construction sounds directly next to our cabin which disturbed us for our first evening, and it started up again at 6:30 the following morning, waking us up and disturbing the peaceful birds and crickets that could be heard without it. After a lengthy discussion with the front desk staff they able to promise the construction sounds would not continue after that day. Our room was not restocked with toilet paper after the housekeeping came by, and our phone line was not working to contact the front desk or housekeeping, so we had to walk the 1km back to the lobby simply to request more toilet paper. The first evening we went to the front desk to inquire about the restaurant for dinner. The staff member pointed to the coffee bar on the map on the other side of the resort. We then noticed there was a large dining center next to the lobby so we asked the same staff member if we could eat at that dining center, to which he replied “oh no, that is a Chinese restaurant”. We chose to disregard this, as while we are American, we have been living in China and eat Chinese food regularly, so we went to the Chinese restaurant anyway. We ate there on 2 evenings. They have a large selection of food at relatively high prices compared to dining in most of the city center in Shanghai, and the food and service was subpar in quality, especially given the price. We went to the coffee bar on the other side of the resort, to discover that very little food was served, there was 1 pizza and 2 types of noodles. My husband and I each ordered one type of noodle, but they were severely inedible. The Pomodoro was served with what seemed to be ketchup and was sitting in water. We returned them for a refund. The resort is quite far from grocery stores or other food options, so you are quite limited at the resort. They sell water in the lobby but on some occasions they were out of water. They also serve overpriced drinks (such as a Screwdriver that they prepared with Heineken instead of vodka). On the final evening in Chongming we went to a local restaurant that was a short walk away from the resort and were highly impressed with the lower price, and much higher quality food. Our booking included breakfast, which is served buffet-style from 7:00-10:00. The resort offers pastries, dim sum, noodles, and various hot dishes. Overall the buffet was disappointing as many of the hot items were cold, and most lacked flavor. There was not enough seating for all of the guests at the buffet so we often needed to stand and wait, and we had guests standing over our table waiting for us to leave while we tried to enjoy our morning breakfast. For leisure activities, we looked forward greatly to the golfing listed on the booking site, which is also shown on the resort map. One morning we went to go explore the golf center, following the map and the resort signage and arrows that pointed to it. Once we arrived we found that the golf center did not exist, and the employees of the amusement center let us know that there was no golf. We were extremely disappointed in the several levels of false advertising, as this was how we had planned to spend our day. The booking website also describes verbatim that “guests can go fishing”, which in fact was one of the main reasons we chose to book the resort, but after we asked the front desk they told us there was no fishing, despite the advertising on the booking websites, as well as the signs within the resort that specify “fishing pavilion” Again, we were extremely disappointed that this activity clearly listed as being available at the resort was not available. I do not recommend this resort, and am severely disappointed that we spent our time and money here.
7. Oriental Green Boat Villa Hotel
Overall Ratings
4 based on 9 reviews
Everyone needs a place to lay their weary head. For travelers visiting Shanghai, Oriental Green Boat Villa Hotel is an excellent choice for rest and rejuvenation. Well-known for its proximity to great restaurants, Oriental Green Boat Villa Hotel makes it easy to enjoy the best of Shanghai. Oriental Green Boat Villa Hotel offers guests an array of room amenities including air conditioning. The resort offers room service, baggage storage, and express check-in and check-out, to make your visit even more pleasant. The property also features a fitness center and a lounge. Given the close proximity of popular landmarks, such as Zhujiajiao Chenghuangmiao Temple (2.3 mi) and Zhujiajiao Kezhi Garden (2.3 mi), guests of Oriental Green Boat Villa Hotel can easily experience some of Shanghai's most well known attractions. While staying at Oriental Green Boat Villa Hotel, you may want to check out DianShanHu HeXian Guan (1.1 mi) which is a short walk away. Shanghai is also home to Shanghai Grand View Garden, a popular garden that is not too far from Oriental Green Boat Villa Hotel. Oriental Green Boat Villa Hotel is sure to make your visit to Shanghai one worth remembering.
8. Xuelang Lake Resort
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 10 reviews
